Bristlemouth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bristlemouth is a noun meaning A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
Meaning
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
More Meanings
- A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
Example Sentences
Predators of the bristlemouth turn out to include dragon fish and fangtooths, denizens of the abyss with daggerlike teeth.
Word Forms
- bristlemouths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gonostomatid, brisingid, brinsingid, bramid, nothobranchiid, gonostomatiid.
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